Aedes ægypti control in urban areas: A systemic approach to a complex dynamic.

ABSTRACT: The available strategy for controlling the diseases transmitted by Aedes ægypti (dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya) relies on continued community participation. Despite slogans emphasizing how easy it should be, no country has achieved it since the seventies. To better investigate potentially sustainable interventions, we developed a systemic model based on a multidisciplinary approach, integrating as deeply as possible specialized knowledge and field experience. The resulting model is composed of 4 external and 8 internal subsystems and 31 relationships, consistent with the literature and checked over multiple iterations with specialists of the many areas. We analyzed the model and the main feedback loops responsible for the system's stability, searching for possible interventions that

SUBMITTER: Carvalho MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531422 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature